The Institute for Disaster Management offers an undergraduate minor in disaster management that pairs well with any major, from public health and journalism to geography and international affairs. Through the minor program, students acquire a strong foundation in the knowledge and skills they need to apply disaster management to their specific area of focus or to continue on in the field of disaster management.
The structure and topical focus of the minor program engages students in both applied and scholarly work in emergency and disaster management. Coursework for the minor in disaster management focuses on the societal impacts and causes of natural and human-made hazards, including how these disasters can be mitigated, planned for, and adapted to.